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pitiful plants in the air. The plants were
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if they were sad, as if
drooping down as if they were sad, as if to to
vigated through the
show pity. As I navigated through the
vegetation, I realised that the forest was slowly
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denser; as if to stop me. But I
but surely getting denser; as if to stop me. But I
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couldn’t be stopped.
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eemed to give up. The forest
Soon, the forest seemed to give up. The forest T h e i n c l i n e t h a t w e n t u p t h e c l if f f f f w a s a s g r e e
The incline that went up the cliff was as greenn
ess dense as I moved on. The
became less and less dense as I moved on. The as an emerald. The flowers on the sides of the
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as an emerald. The flowers on the sides of the
ooping down and almost
plants stopped drooping down and almost incline were somewhat spread out in the shape
incline were somewhat spread out in the shape
me as if I was doing
seemed to salute me as if I was doing of the word ‘NO’. But how could a bunch
of the word ‘NO’. But how could a bunch of of
something brave. If only they knew. I moved on flowering plants stop me? That was
f only they knew. I moved on
flowering plants stop me? That was
towards the light.
impossible. I looked up to the sky and then
impossible. I looked up to the sky and then
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The fo f f orest eventually cleared out to reveal a T
The forest eventually cleared out to reveal a
The green grass was now a miserable pale ehe green grass was now a miserable pale
golden beach. The arrows of the sun’s energy g
golden beach. The arrows of the sun’s energy
grey. I don’t know what happened, but one nerey. I don’t know what happened, but one
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were welcome forever in the jungle. But I was thing was certain. If I got up this cliff f mis erly
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were welcome forever in the jungle. But I was
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thing was certain. If I got up this cliff, miserly
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there, and that was something to be proud of. things like this would not be a common sight.
there, and that was something to be proud of.
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things like this would not be a common si
The pleasant smell of the sea filled the air. The
The pleasant smell of the sea filled the air. The
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sparkles of light on the water seemed to form I finally reached the top of the cliff. There was
sparkles of light on the water seemed to form
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I finally reached the top of the cliff f There
an arrow pointed away from the direction I was
an arrow pointed away from the direction I was an old cottage with the words ‘DO IT’ etched
an old cottage with the words ‘DO IT’ etc
going. The direction in question was towards a
going. The direction in question was towards a on the old and rotten planks of its wood. Y
on the old and rotten planks of its wood. Yes, I
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acing the sea. This cliff
shining marble cliff ffside fa f
shining marble cliffside facing the sea. This cliff f f f was going to do it. I went to the edge of t
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was going to do it. I went to the edge of the
was to be the gateway that led to the
was to be the gateway that led to the cliff f and looked down. There it was, floati
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cliff and looked down. There it was, floating
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fulfilment of my dreams; a passageway to to on the water, an open door facing towards me.
fulfilment of my dreams; a passageway
on the water, an open door fa f
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acing towards
happiness. Nothing was to stop me.
happiness. Nothing was to stop me.
I looked behind me. The words on the cottage
I looked behind me. The words on the cot
had changed to ‘YOU WILL’. I would indee
had changed to ‘YOU WILL’. I would indeed,
and I did. I jumped.
and I did. I jumped.
I passed right through the open doorway. And
I passed right through the open doorway. A
I woke up in a dark void. Was this what was
I woke up in a dark void. Was this what wa
going to happen all along? No, something
going to happen all along? No, something was
off f Befo f f ore I could make sense of things, I
off. Before I could make sense of things, I lost
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consciousness.
consciousness.
I woke up on the same beach. But, something
I woke up on the same beach. But, somet
was different. I felt like a newborn baby. I was
elt like a newborn baby. I
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confused, but I knew for certain that I had to
confused, but I knew fo f
find the door again, however long it took. The
find the door again, however long it took. T
end is surprisingly quiet.
end is surprisingly quiet.
-Yuganshu Bhurtel